Rosany Viera, a junior at Brockton High School, was killed and four others injured when a Volkswagen slammed into a utility pole on Westgate Drive on Sunday. District Attorney Timothy Cruz's office released no new information on the case Monday morning.

By Maria Papadopoulos

The Patriot Ledger, Quincy, MA

By Maria Papadopoulos

Posted Apr. 29, 2013 at 12:01 AM
Updated Apr 29, 2013 at 1:43 PM

By Maria Papadopoulos

Posted Apr. 29, 2013 at 12:01 AM
Updated Apr 29, 2013 at 1:43 PM

BROCKTON

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About 60 Brockton High School students met with grief counselors on Monday, one day after 17-year-old Rosany Vieira, a junior, was killed in a car crash on Westgate Drive early Sunday morning.

Several of Vieira's close friends stayed home from school, said interim Principal Mike Thomas.

"It’s awful. It’s just a tragedy. There are no words," Thomas said.

The Volkswagen carrying Vieira of Brockton passed an Audi on the left on Westgate Drive early Sunday morning, authorities said.

Moments later, the Volkswagen slid out of control and slammed into a utility pole – killing Vieira, a rear-seat passenger, and injuring four others.

District Attorney Timothy Cruz's office released no new information on the case Monday morning. Assistant District Attorney Bridget Norton Middleton declined to release the names of the other victims. She said no charges are pending, as the crash remains under investigation.

News of the teen’s sudden death stunned Col. Robert E. Tripp, director of Brockton High School’s ROTC program, of which Vieira was a member.

“Our hearts and prayers go out to the family,” Tripp said. “I’m at a loss for words. It’s just so sad when a young person passes like this.”

Vieira was ejected from the vehicle and pronounced dead at the scene, said Middleton. An autopsy is expected sometime this week.

Four others suffered non life-threatening injuries in the crash, said Middleton.

“At this point it’s under investigation,” Middleton said Sunday when asked if any charges would be lodged against the unidentified driver, who was treated and released from a local hospital.

One victim, a 17-year-old male, was taken by MedFlight helicopter to a Boston hospital with broken collarbones, a fire official said. His condition was not known Monday.

Vieira and other occupants of the Volkswagen had been returning home from a baby shower in Stoughton when the fatal crash occurred about 12:13 a.m. Sunday, Middleton said. The two occupants of the Audi were not injured, she said.